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Israel To Partially Open Rafah Crossing On Feb 1
Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians -- but only for the "limited movement of people".
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8 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrike At Gaza Aid Centre, Say Witnesses
Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah.
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Israel Says Its Munitions Alone "Could Not" Have Caused Deadly Rafah Blast That Killed 45
The Israeli military said on Tuesday its munitions alone "could not" have caused a deadly blaze that Gaza health authorities reported killed 45 people in the southern city of Rafah.
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"Horrified" By Israel Strike On Rafah, Canada Pledges More Visas For Gazans
Canada said on Monday it will issue visas to 5,000 Gazans, more than it originally pledged, and said it was "horrified" by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that triggered a blaze causing 45 deaths.
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Israel Faces Global Backlash Over Strike On Rafah That Killed 45
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.
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Hamas Says No Ceasefire Negotiations With Israel After Rafah Attack: Report
Hamas has reportedly informed mediators that it will not participate in any negotiation for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip or a prisoner exchange deal after Israel's attack on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah on Sunday night.
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Top UN Court Order To Israel Over Rafah Assault Will Strengthen Hamas, Says UK
The British government has criticised the International Court of Justice for ordering Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the ruling would strengthen Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
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Despite Rafah Threat, Joe Biden Plans $1 Billion Weapon Package For Israel
US President Joe Biden's administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for Israel, official sources told AFP, a week after threatening to withhold some arms over concerns of a Rafah assault.
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As Israeli Tanks Step Up Northern Gaza Attack, Airstrikes Hammer Rafah
Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, residents and Hamas media said, while airstrikes hammered Rafah in the south.
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Israel's Rafah Assault Can Cause Aid To Halt In Few Days, Warns UN
The United Nations warned on Friday that aid for the Gaza Strip could grind to a halt in days, as Israeli troops took their ground war with Palestinian fighters into the crowded city of Rafah, a key aid corridor for the famine-threatened strip.
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Israel's Closure Of Gaza Crossings '"Unacceptable": US
The White House said Tuesday the closure of border crossings into Gaza was "unacceptable," after Israel sent tanks into the southern city of Rafah and seized control of the crossing with Egypt.
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6,00,000 Children In Gaza's Rafah Face Further "Catastrophe", Warns UNICEF
Some 600,000 children packed into Gaza's Rafah city face "further catastrophe," UNICEF warned Monday, urging against their forced relocation after Israel ordered an evacuation ahead of its long-threatened ground invasion.
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Israel Strikes 2 Rafah Areas Where It Ordered Evacuation: Gaza Officials
Gaza civil defence and aid officials said Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah the Israeli military had ordered to be evacuated, ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Palestinian city.
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Israel's Rafah Invasion "Could Be A Slaughter Of Civilians", Warns UN
An Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in Gaza could lead to a "slaughter" and worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in the region, the United Nations' humanitarian office and health agency warned.
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Israel Has Agreed To Listen US Concerns Before Rafah Invasion: White House
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday.
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Israel To Partially Open Rafah Crossing On Feb 1
Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians -- but only for the "limited movement of people".
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8 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrike At Gaza Aid Centre, Say Witnesses
Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah.
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Israel Says Its Munitions Alone "Could Not" Have Caused Deadly Rafah Blast That Killed 45
The Israeli military said on Tuesday its munitions alone "could not" have caused a deadly blaze that Gaza health authorities reported killed 45 people in the southern city of Rafah.
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"Horrified" By Israel Strike On Rafah, Canada Pledges More Visas For Gazans
Canada said on Monday it will issue visas to 5,000 Gazans, more than it originally pledged, and said it was "horrified" by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah that triggered a blaze causing 45 deaths.
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Israel Faces Global Backlash Over Strike On Rafah That Killed 45
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians.
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Hamas Says No Ceasefire Negotiations With Israel After Rafah Attack: Report
Hamas has reportedly informed mediators that it will not participate in any negotiation for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip or a prisoner exchange deal after Israel's attack on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah on Sunday night.
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Top UN Court Order To Israel Over Rafah Assault Will Strengthen Hamas, Says UK
The British government has criticised the International Court of Justice for ordering Israel to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the ruling would strengthen Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
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Despite Rafah Threat, Joe Biden Plans $1 Billion Weapon Package For Israel
US President Joe Biden's administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for Israel, official sources told AFP, a week after threatening to withhold some arms over concerns of a Rafah assault.
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As Israeli Tanks Step Up Northern Gaza Attack, Airstrikes Hammer Rafah
Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, residents and Hamas media said, while airstrikes hammered Rafah in the south.
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Israel's Rafah Assault Can Cause Aid To Halt In Few Days, Warns UN
The United Nations warned on Friday that aid for the Gaza Strip could grind to a halt in days, as Israeli troops took their ground war with Palestinian fighters into the crowded city of Rafah, a key aid corridor for the famine-threatened strip.
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Israel's Closure Of Gaza Crossings '"Unacceptable": US
The White House said Tuesday the closure of border crossings into Gaza was "unacceptable," after Israel sent tanks into the southern city of Rafah and seized control of the crossing with Egypt.
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6,00,000 Children In Gaza's Rafah Face Further "Catastrophe", Warns UNICEF
Some 600,000 children packed into Gaza's Rafah city face "further catastrophe," UNICEF warned Monday, urging against their forced relocation after Israel ordered an evacuation ahead of its long-threatened ground invasion.
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Israel Strikes 2 Rafah Areas Where It Ordered Evacuation: Gaza Officials
Gaza civil defence and aid officials said Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah the Israeli military had ordered to be evacuated, ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Palestinian city.
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Israel's Rafah Invasion "Could Be A Slaughter Of Civilians", Warns UN
An Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in Gaza could lead to a "slaughter" and worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in the region, the United Nations' humanitarian office and health agency warned.
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Israel Has Agreed To Listen US Concerns Before Rafah Invasion: White House
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday.
